OAR 635-009-0095
Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program Definitions
(1)
Definitions listed in OAR 635-007-0501 (Definitions).(2)
“Broodstock Development Project” means project in which adults will return to a recapture facility to provide an egg source for management programs.(3)
“Commission” means the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission.(4)
“Department” means the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.(5)
“Educational Project” means project undertaken by a school or youth program.(6)
“Egg Incubation Project” means project in which eggs are contained and hatched and resultant fry are released unfed.(7)
“Enhancement” means management activities including rehabilitation and supplementation that increase fish production beyond the existing production capability of the stock and/or habitat.(8)
“Enhancement Project” is any project authorized by the Department in accordance with these rules.(9)
“Fish Propagation” means to rear fish for release (includes incubation).(10)
“Life Cycle” means:(a)
Coho salmon — 3 years;(b)
Chinook salmon — 5 years;(c)
Chum salmon — 4 years;(d)
Steelhead — 4 years;(e)
Trout — 4 years.(11)
“Rehabilitation” means short-term management techniques which may include fish stocking, habitat improvement, harvest management, or other work that restore fish stocks depressed by natural or man-made events.(12)
“STEP” means Salmon Trout Enhancement Program.(13)
“Supplementation” means continued planting of fish to maintain or increase fish abundance in areas where natural production is insufficient to meet management objectives.
Source:
Rule 635-009-0095 — Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program Definitions, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=635-009-0095.